EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 1H 6M
Evangeline Rose Whitlock
from Backstage Breakdown · host backstagebreakdownpod
Evangeline is a seasoned stage manager who has worked on and off Broadway, on national tours, regionally, and currently teaches future stage managers at Webster University how to thrive in the theater world. BIO: Evangeline has worked on and off Broadway, in regional theatres across the country, on international and national tours, with ballet and contemporary dance companies, and with large-scale corporate and industrial events. In her current hometown, she has worked with the St. Louis Rep, the Muny, and the St. Louis Ballet. She has been a professor of stage management at Webster University since 2020 and holds an MFA in stage management from UC San Diego. In her non-theatre life Evangeline is a competitive figure skater and skates on an adult synchronized skating team in St. Louis. She enjoys reading, writing, hiking, cycling, and hanging out with friends and family! Backstage Breakdown answers questions like: What are the similarities and differences between Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional, and Touring productions when working as a Stage Manager? What’s it like being on the road with a show? What excites you about Stage Management? What brings you back? What was it like being a “professional freelancer” for fifteen years? What made you stop freelancing and move to a full time professorship? What have the last few years been like for you since making that change? Theme music by Barrett Riggins. BARRETT RIGGINS is a composer and lyricist based in Brooklyn. He won the 2025 Richard Rodgers Award for HELSINKI (Upcoming; The New Group, Selection; NAMT). He is represented by UTA and the Hybrid Agency.
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Evangeline is a seasoned stage manager who has worked on and off Broadway, on national tours, regionally, and currently teaches future stage managers at Webster University how to thrive in the theater world. BIO: Evangeline has worked on and off Broadway, in regional theatres across the country, on international and national tours, with ballet and contemporary dance companies, and with large-scale corporate and industrial events. In her current hometown, she has worked with the St. Louis Rep, the Muny, and the St. Louis Ballet. She has been a professor of stage management at Webster University since 2020 and holds an MFA in stage management from UC San Diego. In her non-theatre life Evangeline is a competitive figure skater and skates on an adult synchronized skating team in St. Louis. She enjoys reading, writing, hiking, cycling, and hanging out with friends and family! Backstage Breakdown answers questions like: What are the similarities and differences between Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional, and Touring productions when working as a Stage Manager? What’s it like being on the road with a show? What excites you about Stage Management? What brings you back? What was it like being a “professional freelancer” for fifteen years? What made you stop freelancing and move to a full time professorship? What have the last few years been like for you since making that change? Theme music by Barrett Riggins.BARRETT RIGGINS is a composer and lyricist based in Brooklyn. He won the 2025 Richard Rodgers Award for HELSINKI (Upcoming; The New Group, Selection; NAMT). He is represented by UTA and the Hybrid Agency.
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